Mathematicians of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 11 people and 221 moments here, from 1452 to 1650. The most recorded lives are René Descartes, Galileo Galilei and Albrecht Dürer.

Notable people

  1. René Descartes

    from 1596 to 1650

    45 moments here

    French philosopher, mathematician, and natural philosopher whose methodic doubt, mind-body distinction, analytic techniques, and mechanical account…

  2. Galileo Galilei

    from 1564 to 1642

    35 moments here

    Italian astronomer, physicist, engineer, mathematician, and natural philosopher. Born in Pisa, Galileo was educated in Tuscany, taught mathematics at…

  3. Albrecht Dürer

    from 1471 to 1528

    34 moments here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

  4. Giordano Bruno

    from 1548 to 1600

    31 moments here

    Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

  5. Leonardo da Vinci

    from 1452 to 1519

    27 moments here

    Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

  6. Johannes Kepler

    from 1571 to 1630

    16 moments here

    German astronomer, mathematician, astrologer, natural philosopher, and music theorist. Kepler’s documented life moved from Württemberg schooling…

  7. Nicolaus Copernicus

    from 1473 to 1543

    15 moments here

    Renaissance astronomer, canon, physician, administrator, and economist whose heliocentric model placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the…

  8. Blaise Pascal

    from 1623 to 1648

    9 moments here

    French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal spent his life principally between Clermont-Ferrand, Paris,…

  9. Thomas Hobbes

    from 1588 to 1647

    7 moments here

    English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

  10. Isaac Newton

    in 1643

    1 moment here

    English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, alchemist, author, and public official.…

  11. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

    in 1646

    1 moment here

    German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

Moments

  1. 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  2. 1469 Moves to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  3. 1471 Birth in Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer
  4. 1473 Birth in Toruń Nicolaus Copernicus
  5. 1478 Witnesses a contract in Vinci Leonardo da Vinci
  6. 1482 Moves to the Sforza court Leonardo da Vinci
  7. 1486 Apprenticeship with Michael Wolgemut Albrecht Dürer
  8. 1490 Consults at Pavia Cathedral Leonardo da Vinci
  9. 1491 Studies at the University of Kraków Nicolaus Copernicus
  10. 1492 Stay in Basel Albrecht Dürer
  11. 1492 Wanderjahre visit to Colmar Albrecht Dürer
  12. 1493 Visit to Strasbourg Albrecht Dürer
  13. 1494 First Italian journey: Venice Albrecht Dürer
  14. 1494 Marriage to Agnes Frey Albrecht Dürer
  15. 1495 Workshop opened after return Albrecht Dürer
  16. 1495 Paints The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci
  17. 1496 Arrival for studies in Bologna Nicolaus Copernicus
  18. 1497 Aldebaran occultation observation Nicolaus Copernicus
  19. 1500 Flees to Venice Leonardo da Vinci
  20. 1500 Returns to Florence Leonardo da Vinci
  21. 1500 Jubilee-year stay in Rome Nicolaus Copernicus
  22. 1500 Stays in Bologna Leonardo da Vinci
  23. 1501 Medical studies in Padua Nicolaus Copernicus
  24. 1502 Continues to Pesaro Leonardo da Vinci
  25. 1502 Inspects Urbino Leonardo da Vinci
  26. 1502 Arrives in Cesena Leonardo da Vinci
  27. 1502 Observes Rimini's fountain Leonardo da Vinci
  28. 1502 Visits Santa Maria del Monte Leonardo da Vinci
  29. 1502 Inspects Faenza Leonardo da Vinci
  30. 1502 Stays and maps Imola Leonardo da Vinci
  31. 1502 Surveys Cesenatico Leonardo da Vinci
  32. 1503 Returns from Borgia's service Leonardo da Vinci
  33. 1503 Residence at Heilsberg Castle Nicolaus Copernicus
  34. 1503 Doctorate in canon law at Ferrara Nicolaus Copernicus
  35. 1503 Joins the campaign near Pisa Leonardo da Vinci
  36. 1506 Letter from Venice Albrecht Dürer
  37. 1506 Second Venetian residence Albrecht Dürer
  38. 1506 Returns to French-ruled Milan Leonardo da Vinci
  39. 1507 Return from Venice to Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer
  40. 1510 Conducts anatomy at Pavia Leonardo da Vinci
  41. 1512 Move to Frauenburg and chapter election Nicolaus Copernicus
  42. 1513 Leaves Milan for Rome Leonardo da Vinci
  43. 1513 Moves to Rome Leonardo da Vinci
  44. 1514 Purchase of a Frombork tower Nicolaus Copernicus
  45. 1516 Relocates to Amboise Leonardo da Vinci
  46. 1516 Settles at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
  47. 1516 Economic administrator at Allenstein Nicolaus Copernicus
  48. 1517 Receives Cardinal d'Aragon Leonardo da Vinci
  49. 1519 Dies at Clos Lucé Leonardo da Vinci
  50. 1520 Arrival in Frankfurt Albrecht Dürer

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